• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.396-401
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• 2017

In this paper, a device to analyze gait pattern was developed by using a 2-axis acceleration sensor attached to the foot. The 1st low-pass filter was adapted to limit the frequency band up to 5 Hz. An algorithm to detect the peak value exceeding the threshold voltage of an X-axis acceleration sensor and a Z-axis acceleration sensor was developed and normal and abnormal walking patterns were thus differentiated. Also, MCU and Bluetooth were combined to transfer the data to other MCUs to display on an LCD; the size of the device could then be reduced. The new algorithm and the device allowed the individual walking patterns to be easily measured at a low cost and with less restriction on activities compared to conventional multiple pressure sensors or motion camera system.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2010

The vehicle oriented block box system based on the u-healthcare and the human-free guard functions is developed in this paper. We also suggested the design philosophies, ideas, and analyzed the performance of the suggested system. The developed vehicle oriented black box system has some characteristics such as; 1) detects the dangerous situation by ultrasonic sensor in advance, and stores the situation information of the neighborhood of the vehicle to the imbedded SD memory card if the dangerous situation may be occurred in the parked vehicle; 2) detects the present location and speed information of the vehicle by GPS receiver and 3-axes acceleration sensor, and stores the information to the SD memory card periodically if the vehicle is running; 3) measures the dioxide carbon in the vehicle inside using $CO_2$ sensor, and forces the ventilation motor of the vehicle to operate and maintains the driver's health if the measured level is more than standard health requirements; 4) provides the stored vehicle's operating information to the driver by GUI (Graphical User Interface) based touch LCD monitor.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2008

There are many researches to build up ubiquitous environment by the Ubiquitous Sensor Network(USN). These applications, such as home network, health care, natural environment and agricultural areas, are implemented by an embedded system. Their fields are gradually spreading. However the power consumption in its implementation plays an important role on the surrounding environment of the wireless network. In this paper, we design low power processor based sensor node platform for agricultural applications. We also compare its some performance with existing products.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2009

CMOS 카메라는 저가격, 저전력, 소형화의 장점을 이용해 휴대폰카메라, 자동차 산업, 의학 및 센서 네트워크, 로봇제어, 보안 분야의 연구에서 이용되고 있다. 특히 다중카메라(Multi-Camera)기반의 $360^{\circ}$ 전방향 카메라(Omni-directional Camera)의 소프트웨어, 통신간섭 및 지연과 복잡한 영상제어 문제가 있으며, 하드웨어 분야에서는 다중카메라의 효율적인 관리 및 소형화의 문제를 지닌다. 기존 시스템은 다수 카메라를 제어하고 카메라 영상을 송수신하기 위해 카메라별 고성능 MCU로 구성된 임베디드 시스템(embedded system)과 별도의 제어 시스템(control system) 같이 다계층 시스템(Multi-layer system)으로 구성된다. 하지만 본 시스템은 단일구조로 저성능 MCU 기반에 고속 동기화기법으로 카메라 제어 및 영상 수집이 가능하도록 SLAVS(Small size/Low power Around View System)을 제안하였다. 화각 $110^{\circ}$ CMOS 카메라 여러 대를 이용하여 $360^{\circ}$전방향을 촬영하는 저성능 MCU로 카메라의 제어 및 영상 수집이 가능한 전방향 카메라 초기모형이다. 결과적으로 저전력 CMOS 카메라 4대를 하나의 MCU에 연결하여 개별 카메라에 대한 동기 유지, 제어 및 송수신을 구현하고 이를 기존의 시스템과 비교하였다. MCU를 통한 개별 인터럽트 처리로 카메라별 동기를 제어, 기억하여 Target과 CMOS 카메라와 MCU간의 재동기를 최소화하여 데이터 전송의 효율성을 높였다. 또한, 사용자 선택에 따라 4개의 영역으로 구분된 영상을 각기 또는 하나로 Target에 제공할 수 있도록 하였다. 마지막으로 개발된 카메라 시스템의 동기 및 데이터 전송 시간, 이미지 데이터 유실 등의 성능 비교, 분석을 하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학기술학회 2009년도 추계학술발표논문집
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• pp.190-193
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• 2009

무선 센서 네트워크에서 가장 중요하고 기본적인 요소는 환경 정보를 수집하고 이를 사용자 응용시스템에 전송하는 무선 센서 노드이다. 무선 센서 노드는 센서로 환경 정보를 수집하고 이를 저장, 가공하여 처리된 데이터를 사용자에게 전송하는 무선 송수신 장치로 기술의 발전에 따라 소형화, 지능화되고 있다. 특히 마이크로컨트롤러, RF 모듈, 메모리 등을 하나의 칩 내부에 모두 통합하는 SoC(System-on-Chip)기술은 센서 노드의 소형화와 제조 단가를 낮추는데 중요한 역할을 한다. 본고에서는 상용 SoC를 사용하여 무선 센서 네트워크를 위한 소형 무선 센서 노드를 설계하였으며 이를 이용한 여러 활용 방안 및 추가적인 고려사항에 대하여 논하였다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1997

It is well-known that rectangular bulk-Si sensors prepared by etch or epi etch-stop micromachining technology are already in practical use today, but the conventional bulk-Si sensor shows some drawbacks such as large chip size and limited applications as silicon sensor device is to be miniaturized. We consider a circular-shape SOI(Silicon-On-Insulator) micro-cavity technology to facilitate multiple sensors on very small chip, to make device easier to package than conventional sensor like pressure sensor and to provide very high over-pressure capability. This paper demonstrates the cross-functional results for stress analyses(targeting $5{\mu}m$ deflection and 100MPa stress as maximum at various applicable pressure ranges), for finding permissible diaphragm dimension by output sensitivity, and piezoresistive sensor theory from two-type SOI structures where the double SOI structure shows the most feasible deflection and small stress at various ambient pressures. Those results can be compared with the ones of circular-shape bulk-Si based sensor$^{[17]}. The SOI micro-cavity formed the sensors is promising to integrate with calibration, gain stage and controller unit plus high current/high voltage CMOS drivers onto monolithic chip.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.219-222
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• 2010

An ubiquitous sensor network (USN) system to monitor the bio information and the emergency of the elderly in the silver town is presented. The USN system consists of the sensor node platforms based on MCU of Atmage128L and RF Chip of CC2420 satisfying IEEE 802.15.4, which includes the bios sensor module such as the electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor and the temperature sensor. Additionally, when an emergency of the elderly is occurred in the silver town, the routing algorithm suitable to find and inform the location of the elderly is proposed, and the proposed routing algorithm is applied to the USN. To collect and manage the ECG data at the PC connected to the sink node, LabView software is used. The bio information and the emergency of the elderly can also be monitored at the client PC by TCP/IP networks in the USN system.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2015

In this paper, an LED lighting system that is capable of automatic or maunal dimming control using a ultrasonic sensor and Bluetooth wireless communication technology is presented. The LED lighting system consists of a ultrasonic sensor, microcontroller unit, Bluetooth wireless communication, LED driver, and LED light source. By using the implemented LED lighting system sample, it is shown that the automatic and manual dimming control is realized. By using the ultrasonic sensor, the LED lighting is automatically brighter or dimmer depending on the distance between the sensor and an object. When using a smartphone that includes Bluetooth wireless communication function, one can not only manually control the brightness of the LED lighting from level 1 to 10, but also monitor the distance between the sensor and object on the smartphone.

• 센서학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2007

Wireless sensor network technology is an emerging technology consisting of small, low power, and low cost devices that integrate limited computation, sensing, and radio communication capabilities. An ad-hoc home network system based embedded system for home environment monitoring was fabricated and tested. The wireless sensor node consists of a MCU, RF transceiver and sensors (temperature, humidity and light). Wireless sensor nodes run application software for data sampling and wireless communication, that was developed using 'nesC language' which runs on TinyOS. In our tests, acquired sensors data were monitored on 6.4" TFT-LCD of base-station through IEEE802.15.4 standard wireless communication. Also, the sensor data can be monitored by client user at the terminal PC to monitor environmental status of home in real time.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 실내 환경에서 색온도 검출이 가능한 이미지센서 모듈을 구현하였다. 이미지센서로 획득한 영상정보 내 색온도 정보는 색차조도계와 정합하여 LUT(Look Up Table)로 제작하였으며, 수광된 RGB값에 따른 색온도 정보가 자동 산출이 가능하도록 알고리즘을 개발하여 MCU(Micro Control Unit)에 반영하였다. 실내에서 이미지센서로 색온도를 측정한 결과 기준값 대비 5.91% 이하의 정확한 결과를 얻을 수 있었으며, 컬러센서를 이용한 색온도 측정 결과 대비 23.5% 이상의 균일도가 우수함을 확인하였다.